Forza Horizon 6 system requirements reveal top-spec ray tracing tier

• Running Forza Horizon 6 at the Extreme RT graphical preset won’t require an RTX 5090
• Minimum and recommended specs require only 16 GB RAM and Intel Arc A580 CPU

More details on Forza Horizon 6’s system requirements emerged today (25th March, 2026), with Playground Games’ open-world driving title set to take advantage of the PC’s extra graphical horsepower.

Beyond minimum and recommended, the developer has outlined the equipment you’ll need to hit ‘Extreme’ and ‘Extreme RT’ specs, with the latter taking full advantage of hardware-intensive light rendering tech, ray tracing. Thankfully, this won’t require an RTX 5090.

The end goal, which Playground suggests was borne of eschewing compatibility with the previous generation of Xbox consoles, is increasingly photorealistic graphics that showcase the game’s diverse Japanese setting in 4K detail.

As ever, the proof of this Forza-favoured pudding will be in the eating.

You can find out if this succulent Japanese meal will be delicious on 19th May 2026, as Forza Horizon 6 releases on PC and Xbox Series X|S. A PlayStation 5 release is due later this year.

Minimum

• OS: Windows 10/11 22H2 (version 19045) or higher
• Processor: Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1650 or AMD RX 6500 XT or Intel Arc A380 / Arc B390
• DirectX: Version 12
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Additional notes: SSD Required
• Graphical Preset: Low
• Resolution: 1080p
• Target FPS: 60

Recommended

• OS: Windows 10/11 22H2 (version 19045) or higher
• Processor: Intel i5-12400F or AMD Ryzen 5  5600X
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti or AMD RX 6700 XT or Intel Arc A580
• DirectX: Version 12
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Additional notes: SSD Required
• Graphical Preset: High
• Resolution: 1440p
• Target FPS: 60+

Extreme

• OS: Windows 10/11 22H2 (version 19045) or higher
• Processor: Intel i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 7  7700X
• Memory: 24 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti or AMD RX 7900 XT
• DirectX: Version 12
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Additional notes: NVMe SSD Required
• Graphical Preset: Extreme
• Resolution: 4K
• Target FPS: 60+

Extreme RT

• OS: Windows 10/11 22H2 (version 19045) or higher
• Processor: Intel i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 7  7700X
• Memory: 24 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti or AMD RX 9070 XT
• DirectX: Version 12
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Additional notes: NVMe SSD Required
• Graphical Preset: Extreme RT (Ray tracing enabled)
• Resolution: 4K upscaled
• Target FPS: 60+